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Book III   Proposition 17
Now EB is a radius;
    and the straight line drawn at right angles to the diameter of a circle, touches the circle; [III.16, Por.]
therefore
    AB touches the circle BCD.

Therefore
    from the given point A the straight line AB has been drawn touching the circle BCD.

Being what it was required to do.
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